Multiple security updates are available for various packages on AlmaLinux systems, including Python 3 and FreeRDP. The affected versions include AlmaLinux 8 and 9, with vulnerabilities addressed in the updates including a privilege escalation or code execution flaw in Python 3.12-wheel and several heap buffer overflow issues in FreeRDP. Additionally, a kernel security update is available for AlmaLinux 9, addressing flaws such as a stack out-of-bounds write vulnerability.

ALSA-2026:2090: python3.12-wheel security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:2128: python3 security update (Moderate)
ALSA-2026:2081: freerdp security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:1617: kernel security update (Moderate)

ALSA-2026:2090: python3.12-wheel security update (Important)

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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-02-06

Summary:

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems.

Security Fix(es):

* wheel: wheel: Privilege Escalation or Arbitrary Code Execution via malicious wheel file unpacking (CVE-2026-24049)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Full details, updated packages, references, and other related information: https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-2090.html

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ALSA-2026:2128: python3 security update (Moderate)

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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Moderate
Release date: 2026-02-06

Summary:

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems.

Security Fix(es):

* cpython: wsgiref.headers.Headers allows header newline injection in Python (CVE-2026-0865)
* cpython: IMAP command injection in user-controlled commands (CVE-2025-15366)
* cpython: POP3 command injection in user-controlled commands (CVE-2025-15367)
* cpython: email header injection due to unquoted newlines (CVE-2026-1299)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Full details, updated packages, references, and other related information: https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-2128.html

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ALSA-2026:2081: freerdp security update (Important)

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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-02-06

Summary:

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. The xfreerdp client can connect to RDP servers such as Microsoft Windows machines, xrdp, and VirtualBox.

Security Fix(es):

* freerdp: FreeRDP: Heap buffer overflow leading to denial of service and potential code execution from a malicious server. (CVE-2026-23530)
* freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service and potential code execution via use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2026-23884)
* freerdp: FreeRDP: Arbitrary code execution and denial of service via malicious server (CVE-2026-23883)
* freerdp: FreeRDP: Heap buffer overflow leads to denial of service and potential code execution (CVE-2026-23533)
* freerdp: FreeRDP: Heap buffer overflow via crafted RDPGFX surface updates leads to denial of service and potential code execution. (CVE-2026-23531)
* freerdp: FreeRDP: Arbitrary code execution and denial of service via client-side heap buffer overflow (CVE-2026-23534)
* freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service and potential code execution via client-side heap buffer overflow (CVE-2026-23532)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Full details, updated packages, references, and other related information: https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-2081.html

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ALSA-2026:1617: kernel security update (Moderate)

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AlmaLinux: 9
Type: Security
Severity: Moderate
Release date: 2026-02-06

Summary:

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: net/sched: mqprio: fix stack out-of-bounds write in tc entry parsing (CVE-2025-38568)
* kernel: ASoC: Intel: bytcr_rt5640: Fix invalid quirk input mapping (CVE-2025-40154)
* kernel: devlink: rate: Unset parent pointer in devl_rate_nodes_destroy (CVE-2025-40251)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Full details, updated packages, references, and other related information: https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-1617.html

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